Milk-bottle cap



May 3, 1927. 1,627,036

J. M. JORDAN MILK BOTTLE CAP Filed Jan. 12. 1926 June-"tot Patented May 3, 1927.

JESSE M. JORDAN, OF LOV EFIE IiD, TEXAS.

MILK-BOTTLE car.

Application filed January 12, 1926. Serial No. 80,744.

This invention relates to caps for milk bottles, and has more particular reference to a means for entirely closing the upper end of a conventional form of milk bottle after the. usual cardboard cap has been re-,

. after the bottle has been opened, and that will prevent the access of dirt or other foreign matter into the milk and that may be readily disposed upon the neck of all sizes of milk bottle in a simple and easy manner.

A further object is to provide a cap of this character that is of relatively simple construction, and inexpensive of manufacture and that may be readily cleaned when the occasion arises.

With the foregoing and other objects in view as the nature of the invention will be better understood, it will be seen that minor changes in the size, shape, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the 1nvention.

In the drawing wherein like reference characters designate like parts throughout the several views: Figure 1 is a side elevation of my 1mproved'cap, the same being shown as actually associated with the neck of a milk bottle.

Figure 2 is a section thereof.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail of the cap member per se, and one of the members provided for permitting of the securing of the cap to the neck of the bottle, and

Figure 4 is a top plan View of the cap.

Now having particular reference to the drawing, 5 indicates the conventional form of milk bottle, the neck of which is formed at its upper edge with the usual rolled portion 6.

My invention per se constitutes the provision of a circular sheet metal cap 7, having a pendent marginal flange 7", and formed in its top wall with an opening that is normally closed through the medium of a 50 pivoted cover plate 9.

This cap is adapted to be disposed upon the rolled end of the neck 6 in the manner as more clearly shown in Figure 2, the lower edge thereof being provided with spaced pendent extensions 10 that are overturned member with a pendent marginal at their lower edges to provide spaced circumferential eyelets 11, between which are adapted to be disposed similar eyelets 12 formed upon the upper edges of extensions 13 of a pair of semi-circular skirt members a strand of wire 15 being passed through said eyelets for providing a hinged connection between said skirt members 14-14 of the cap 7.

' Said skirt members 1414 are of semiconlcal shape, as more clearly shown in Figure 2, and adjacent ends, and at their lower edges through the medium of retractile springs 15*, it being noted from a consideration of Figures. 1 and 2, that the adjacent ends of said semi-circular skirt portions 1414'are so cut as to provide an inverted V-shaped space therebetween in order that the same may be swung inwardly upon their pivotal connection with the cap 7 through action of the springs 15 which will thus cause the binding of the skirt members upon the neck of the bottle for effectively maintaining the .cap 7 in position thereon.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a highly novel, simple, and efiicient cap for milk bottles that may be readily toy or removed from the bottle for completely closing the same in order that dirt and other foreign matter will be prevented from entering the bottle after the usual card board caps have been removed therefrom.

Even though I have herein shown and described the most preferred embodiment of which I am at this time the invention with familiar, .it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the what I claim as new and desire by Letters Patent is 1. In a closure cap for milk bottles,

invention, to secure a cap flange adapted to be disposed upon and about the upper end of the bottle, a pair of vertically swingable skirt members hingedly connected to the lower edge of the cap flange for engagement around a bottle directly beneath the upper end thereof, and means for holdin said members in tight engagement with t e bottle for maintaining the cap in position thereon.

2. A closure for milk bottles and thelike are interconnected at their applied comprising a cap member with a pendent marginal flange adapted to be disposed upon and about the upper end of a bottle, a pair of Vertically swingable and longitudinally arcuate skirt members hingedly connected to the lower edge of the cap flange and adapted to engage around a bottle directly beneath an enlargement at the upper end thereof, said skirt members having divergent confronting ends, and retractile springs arranged in the spaces afiorded by said ends, and interposed between and connecting the llgower portions of the ends of the skirt memers.

Intestimony whereof I afliX my signature.

JESSE M. JORDAN. 

